THIS SITE HAS MOVED! [GETOUTTAHERE!!]

Over the past year, for many of you steady-burn.blogspot.com has been a bastion of hope in a cruel, cruel, brutally unfeeling World. (... my definition of many might be jaded, and unrealistic)

But, like those who have gone before me, I'm moving on. My new address is the ultra-slick STEADYBURN.NET
Hats off to the crack web development team of Jeff (Buzz My Blog, Buzz Pirates) and Bryan (GrandmasterB) on the new site design. Those guys did a bang-up job. And special thanks to Mike Cuz (Cuzoogle) for making the connect.

As has been the trend in this fledgling economy, I sold this blogger domain at a significantly reduced rate, to this kid...


When young Bruce "ballbuster" Mackallaster (pictured above) reaches the age of majority, expect updates here from him...

NOW, Go check out my first update to the new, improved Steady Burn on, what else, but some of Roller Derby's finest!

MH

TOSS THE BURNER: Oct. 6, 2008

A taped broadcast of the the 2008 USA Rock Paper Scissors Championship airs tonight on Fox Sports Net (check your local listings). Broadcasting renaissance man Master Roshambollah to provide commentary. (via Deuce of Davenport.)

Last October, Henry Paulson said a bailout wouldn't be necessary (via The Big Lead)
Top 50 Sports Blogs (The Sports Dollar)
Coachella Moves 2009 Dates Up Two Weeks (via Pop Candy)
So, this is Seth Petruzelli? (Epic Carnival)

TOSS THE BURNER: Oct. 2, 2008

I'm teetering on the verge of a morbid fascination of tonight's impending trainwreck. Go here to get your Palin Bingo sheets for tonight's debate!

The Knicks City Dancers did a photo shoot (EPIC CARNIVAL)
September Traffic Rankings For Sports Blogs (MOONDOG SPORTS)
HBO eyes series on U.S. exodus (SOUP)
'The Office': Jim's Best Pranks! (via Pop Candy)
NFL Punchlines: Is T.O. Ruining His Relationship With Another Quarterback? (The Sports Point)

TOSS THE BURNER: Sep. 19, 2008

Baroness has been described as the musical equivalent of bodyblow-bodyblow-uppercut. You ever get in the mood to just listen to metal? I do, frequently.

Blogger Interview: Hugging Harold Reynolds (The Big Picture)
Wee Man Picks Shaq Up Off the Ground, Video (NESW Sports)
David Stern renames NBA teams due to boredom (Cuzoogle)
Jets Flight Crew got new unis; Sterger still employed (on205th)
10 Hottest Actresses in Sports Movies (InGameNow blog)
These Go To Eleven: Hottest Cartoon Characters (Brahsome)

...that's a masterful post by Brahsome, by the way. Speaking of which, Baroness was a pretty hot G.I. Joe character herself.

VOTE! LIKE TEN MO' TIMES!

I'm competing this week in Hugging Harold Reynold's IRON REF. When I agreed to do this, HHR told me I could hand select my opponents. So when I sent in that photo of me admiring fine arts in Paris with my bio, I indicated I'd like to face-off against the creator of Soveryposh.com and my buddy J Dot Domingo, who once had a blog about his fake ex-girlfriend. Since The Chief doesn't appear to be interested in me rigging the contest, why not go for broke I thought?

Go vote for my post about Michael Phelps, Lil' Wayne, and divine intervention - sounds like a campaign you could stand behind, right?

Even if you morally object to what I have to say, there's more Weezy over there where this came from to...

TOSS THE BURNER: Aug. 28, 2008

Reminding you to drink responsibly this Labor Day, and always buckle up...

Norm Macdonald Tells Nastia Liukin: Olympic Judging Is 'Commie Gobbledygook' (FANHOUSE)
Six Types of Sports Bloggers (The Sports Dollar)
LaDainian works the Kenmore frost-free heavy bag (Kissing Suzy Kolber)
Michael Phelps To Host Season Premiere of 'Saturday Night Live' (FANHOUSE)
7 of the Worst Basketball Related Songs I Care to Remember! (The Hoops Doctor)
Sign Language (Hugging Harold Reynolds)

TOSS THE BURNER: August 8, 2008

Here's Radiohead at Lollapalooza last week (Seeing them tomorrow at All Points West! Huzzah!)

Gina Carano, Cris Cyborg to Fight (Not Each Other) at Next CBS EliteXC Show (Fanhouse)
In Case You Forgot, There Are Sports at the Olympics (FanIQ Blog)
A Blogger's Schedule (The Sports Dollar)
Winnie Cooper wrote a book! (Cuzoogle)
“Pineapple” Breaks Wednesday Record (The Zaz Report)

TOSS THE BURNER: August 7, 2007

BLUEPRINT 3 from kwest on Vimeo.

NYHOOSIER let's us know that Blueprint 3 in on the way!

SI Pop Culture Grid (Extra Mustard)
It’s a Really Big Shoe (And One)
Programmer or Writer? (The Sports Dollar)
Natalie Gulbis Shows Leg In Cold British Temps (Busted Coverage)
The Michael Vick Saga Comes to Animal Planet (Over the Top)

Toss the Burner: July 14, 2008

It took me an hour and a half to get to work today on the subway... it usually takes about 25 minutes.

Sitting there, stagnant, I thought... this is so goddam awesome! what could make this better?


... then somebody farted. Dick. Move.

Alas. I'm gonna go toast a bagel, and put butter and peanut butter on that guy. Check these out:

• Here Comes The Olympic Hoops Qualifier (Fanhouse)
• New Sport: “Naked Rock Climbing” (Deuce of Davenport)
• Would Anyone Like to Know the Whereabouts of Mike Hargrove? (Tirico Suave)
• Who Had the Worst Week (Bugs & Cranks)
• A Modest Proposal For the 2008 Ryder Cup (Rumors and Rants)
• Anatomy of Sports Blogger Slump (The Legend of Cecilio Guante)
• Stephen A. Smith Loses His Mind on ESPN When Talking About Favre (Awful Announcing)
• The Sports Delorean: WWF Vignettes (Joe Sports Fan)
  

Toss the Burner: July 2, 2008

Natalie Coughlin did herself and her country a solid by breaking the 100-meter backstroke World Record yesterday...it reminded me of what a dime piece she is.

Check out the best of the rest...

• 5 Areas of Concern for a Sports Blogger (The Sports Dollar)
• Your Fourth of July Throwgasm Breakdown (Deadspin)
  
• Wayne Rooney and WAG Honeymoon in Vegas (on205th)
• The Cooley Zone: collecting cards and selling them on Ebay (The Shutdown Corner)
• That's a Piercing Scream (With Leather)
• Shaq's Kobe Rap Immortalized as a Cell Ring Tone (SportsByBrooks)

...she's still not my favorite Natalie though.


...or my second favorite.

Comparing Sports Social Content Sites

I've been all over a lot of these sports syndication sites recently. They're a great aggregator for what is going on online in the sports universe. I ran a quick compete.com comparison with my top-3 (BallHype.com, Yardbarker.com, ArmChairGM.com):



Personally, I thought BallHype would come out on top. It is definitely the site where I see pages by the most influential sports bloggers. Interestingly enough, FanIQ.com also came in at just under 100,000 monthly uniques (placing it above BallHype as well).

I hope to have widgets for all my profile pages from these sites up on this site sooner rather than later.